Best Glam Metal
Pyromania is Def Leppard's third studio album, released in 1983 and produced by Robert John "Mutt" Lange. Its layered guitars, tightly arranged backing vocals, and heavily controlled studio sound connected British hard rock with the emerging style of 1980s arena rock. "Photograph," "Rock of Ages," a...
Van Halen was an American rock band formed in the late 1970s. The group gained widespread recognition for its energetic performances and distinctive sound, largely driven by guitarist Eddie Van Halen’s groundbreaking guitar work. Their music influenced a vast number of subsequent rock musicians and...
Guns N' Roses is an American rock band formed in Los Angeles in 1985. The group’s influential hard-rock style, featuring Axl Rose’s powerful voice and Slash’s iconic guitar work, gained them widespread popularity during the 1980s and 90s. They are primarily known to fans of arena rock, glam metal, a...
While Bowie's career is vast, the Ziggy Stardust persona represents his peak delinquency. It was a fully realized, theatrical character that allowed him to explore gender and sexuality in a way that was revolutionary for mainstream rock. Ziggy was a beautiful, doomed alien messiah, a character so po...
Dr. Feelgood is the fifth studio album by the American heavy metal band Mötley Crüe, released in 1989. Produced by Bob Rock, the record is noted for its polished, heavy sound and is recognized as the band's best-selling and most commercially successful release. It features prominent glam metal and h...
Whitesnake is the band's self-titled 1987 studio album, also issued as 1987 in some territories, and it marked Whitesnake's major commercial breakthrough in the United States. Led by vocalist David Coverdale, the record recast the group's blues-based hard rock in a polished, guitar-heavy style assoc...
You Can't Stop Rock 'n' Roll is the second studio album by the American heavy metal band Twisted Sister, released in 1983. The record served as the band's commercial breakthrough, featuring tracks like the title track and "I Am (I'm Me)." It blends hard rock and glam metal elements, establishing the...
Dr. Feelgood is the fifth studio album by American hard rock band Motley Crue, released in 1989. Produced by Bob Rock, it features a more tightly arranged and polished sound than the band's earlier records, with the members recording their parts separately. The album includes "Dr. Feelgood," "Kickst...
Shout at the Devil is the second studio album by American rock band Motley Crue, released in 1983. It developed the group's early glam-metal style through heavier guitar riffs, theatrical imagery, and songs such as "Looks That Kill," "Too Young to Fall in Love," and the title track. The album also c...
New Jersey is the fourth studio album by American rock band Bon Jovi, released in 1988 as the follow-up to Slippery When Wet. Its polished hard rock sound combines electric-guitar anthems with power ballads, including "Bad Medicine," "I'll Be There for You," "Born to Be My Baby," and "Lay Your Hands...
Skid Row is the self-titled debut studio album by the American hard rock band Skid Row, released in 1989. Its songs combine heavy guitar riffs, anthemic choruses, and Sebastian Bach's high-register vocals, placing it within the late-1980s hard rock and glam metal scene. The album includes "Youth Gon...
Out of the Cellar is the debut studio album by the American hard rock band Ratt, released in 1984. Built around twin-guitar riffs, concise hooks, and Stephen Pearcy's vocals, it helped bring the Los Angeles glam metal scene to a mainstream audience and reached the top ten of the Billboard 200. Its b...
"To Hell with the Devil" is the third studio album by the American Christian metal band Stryper, released in 1986 by Enigma Records. The record represents a commercial peak for the band, achieving platinum certification and significantly broadening the audience for religiously themed heavy metal mus...
Midnite Dynamite is the third studio album by American glam metal band Kix, released in October 1985 by Atlantic Records. The record captures the band's hard rock sound and yielded the singles "Midnite Dynamite" and "Cold Shower." It is notable for serving as a foundational release in the group's di...
Cross Road is a greatest hits compilation album by the American rock band Bon Jovi, released in 1994. The record consolidates the band's most popular tracks from their 1980s and early 1990s studio albums, including hits from Slippery When Wet and New Jersey. It also features two new, commercially su...
Pride is the second studio album by the American and Danish glam metal band White Lion, released in June 1987 by Atlantic Records. The record is distinguished by its combination of heavy metal riffs and melodious rock ballads, featuring lead vocalist Mike Tramp and guitarist Vito Bratta. It includes...
Tooth and Nail is the second studio album by American heavy metal band Dokken, released in 1984. It features Don Dokken on vocals, George Lynch on guitar, Jeff Pilson on bass, and Mick Brown on drums, and includes the songs "Into the Fire," "Just Got Lucky," and "Alone Again." The album became Dokke...
Released in 1989, Psycho Café is the debut studio album by the American hard rock band Bang Tango. The record is recognized for its funk-infused heavy metal and glam rock style, which was characteristic of the late 1980s Los Angeles music scene. It features a blend of aggressive guitar riffs and rhy...
"Cool from the Wire" is a studio album by the American hard rock band Dirty Looks, released in 1988 through Atlantic Records. The record was produced by Max Norman and Beau Hill, notable producers in the 1980s glam metal scene. It represents the band's major-label debut and features a straightforwar...
KISS - Alive II is the second live album by the American hard rock band KISS, released in 1977. The double LP primarily features live recordings captured during the band's Love Gun tour at the Forum in Los Angeles. In addition to the concert tracks, the album includes a fourth side of newly recorded...
Back for the Attack is the fourth studio album by American heavy metal band Dokken, released in 1987. The lineup consists of vocalist Don Dokken, guitarist George Lynch, bassist Jeff Pilson, and drummer Mick Brown, with Lynch's extended instrumental work serving as a prominent part of the record. It...
Permanent Vacation is the ninth studio album by the American rock band Aerosmith, released in 1987. The record marked a significant commercial comeback for the group following years of internal struggles and substance abuse issues. Featuring polished production by Bruce Fairbairn, the album yielded...
Beast from the East is a 1988 live album by the American heavy metal and hard rock band Dokken. Recorded during their tour in Japan, the double album captures the band performing tracks from their first four studio albums. It includes standout performances of their popular MTV-era singles and showca...
Too Fast for Love is the 1981 debut studio album by the American heavy metal band Mötley Crüe. It was originally self-released on the band's own Leathur Records label before they signed with Elektra Records, who reissued it the following year with a slightly altered tracklist and mix. The album is d...
Flesh & Blood is the third studio album by American glam metal band Poison, released on June 21, 1990, through Enigma Records and Capitol Records. Building on the massive commercial success of their previous album, it achieved multi-platinum status and peaked at number two on the US Billboard 200 ch...
Stay Hungry is the third studio album by the American heavy metal band Twisted Sister, released in 1984. The record served as the band's commercial breakthrough, driven by the mainstream success of the hit singles "We're Not Gonna Take It" and "I Wanna Rock." The album achieved multi-platinum status...
Under Lock and Key is the third studio album by American heavy metal band Dokken, released in 1985. It features vocalist Don Dokken, guitarist George Lynch, bassist Jeff Pilson, and drummer Mick Brown, and includes the singles "In My Dreams" and "The Hunter." The record combines melodic vocal harmon...
Girls, Girls, Girls is the fourth studio album by American rock band Mötley Crüe, released in 1987. Its music combines hard rock and glam metal, while its lyrics and visual presentation prominently feature motorcycles, nightlife, and strip-club imagery. The album includes the title track, "Wild Side...
Doin' the Nasty is the debut studio album by Canadian hard rock band Slik Toxik, released in 1992. Its sound combines hard rock and glam metal, placing it within the early 1990s Canadian rock scene, and it includes the song "Helluvatime." The album received the Juno Award for Hard Rock Album of the...
